Physician Associate Assistant

A program that prepares individuals to practice medicine, including diagnoses and treatment therapies, under the supervision of a physician. Includes instruction in the basic medical and clinical sciences and specialized preparation in fields such as family medicine, pediatrics, obstetrics, gynecology, general surgery, psychiatry, and behavioral medicine; the delivery of health care services to homebound patients, rural populations, and underserved populations; and community health services.

Degree Statistics

This program is offered at 250 institutions across the United States, with a total of 37431 degrees awarded annually.

Certificates Below Bachelor's

certificates awarded

Bachelor's Degrees

326

degrees awarded

Post-Baccalaureate Certificates

certificates awarded

Master's Degrees

11,542

degrees awarded

Doctoral Degrees

534

degrees awarded

Other Awards

24,954

awards given

Top Schools for Physician Associate Assistant

These institutions offer the most degrees in this program, ranked by total annual completions.

Rank	Institution	Degrees
1	University of Lynchburg Lynchburg, VA	1,059
2	Nova Southeastern University Fort Lauderdale, FL	714
3	MCPHS University Boston, MA	645
4	South College Knoxville, TN	546
5	Midwestern University-Glendale Glendale, AZ	510
6	Lincoln Memorial University Harrogate, TN	483
7	Touro University New York, NY	474
8	A T Still University of Health Sciences Kirksville, MO	474
9	Bethel University McKenzie, TN	441
10	University of Washington-Seattle Campus Seattle, WA	429
11	Thomas Jefferson University Philadelphia, PA	402
12	Pace University New York, NY	351
13	Yale University New Haven, CT	339
14	The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley Edinburg, TX	306
15	Hofstra University Hempstead, NY	300
16	Arcadia University Glenside, PA	294
17	Barry University Miami, FL	288
18	Western University of Health Sciences Pomona, CA	285
19	Medical University of South Carolina Charleston, SC	279
20	Duke University Durham, NC	270
21	Saint Francis University Loretto, PA	270
22	The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston Galveston, TX	267
23	Midwestern University-Downers Grove Downers Grove, IL	267
24	Gannon University Erie, PA	258
25	Wake Forest University Winston-Salem, NC	252
26	Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine Philadelphia, PA	249
27	D'Youville University Buffalo, NY	246
28	Drexel University Philadelphia, PA	228
29	Shenandoah University Winchester, VA	225
30	Touro University Nevada Henderson, NV	225
31	Idaho State University Pocatello, ID	222
32	Duquesne University Pittsburgh, PA	219
33	DeSales University Center Valley, PA	219
34	Le Moyne College Syracuse, NY	216
35	Butler University Indianapolis, IN	216
36	Rochester Institute of Technology Rochester, NY	216
37	University of Nebraska Medical Center Omaha, NE	213
38	Wagner College Staten Island, NY	213
39	University of North Texas Health Science Center Fort Worth, TX	213
40	Springfield College Springfield, MA	210
41	University of Oklahoma-Health Sciences Center Oklahoma City, OK	210
42	South University-Savannah Savannah, GA	210
43	Stony Brook University Stony Brook, NY	207
44	Marquette University Milwaukee, WI	204
45	King's College Wilkes-Barre, PA	204
46	University of Alabama at Birmingham Birmingham, AL	204
47	Mercer University Macon, GA	201
48	Eastern Virginia Medical School Norfolk, VA	201
49	Southern Illinois University-Carbondale Carbondale, IL	198
50	Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science North Chicago, IL	198
51	University of Detroit Mercy Detroit, MI	195
52	Commonwealth University of Pennsylvania Bloomsburg, PA	189
53	University of Utah Salt Lake City, UT	189
54	George Washington University Washington, DC	186
55	St. John's University-New York Queens, NY	183
56	University of Southern California Los Angeles, CA	183
57	Northern Arizona University Flagstaff, AZ	177
58	University of Maryland, Baltimore Baltimore, MD	177
59	Pacific University Forest Grove, OR	177
60	Des Moines University-Osteopathic Medical Center West Des Moines, IA	174
61	University of Florida Gainesville, FL	174
62	Rocky Mountain College Billings, MT	171
63	Wingate University Wingate, NC	171
64	Daemen University Amherst, NY	171
65	University of Kentucky Lexington, KY	171
66	University of South Alabama Mobile, AL	168
67	Kettering College Kettering, OH	168
68	Florida State University Tallahassee, FL	168
69	University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh Campus Pittsburgh, PA	165
70	Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center Lubbock, TX	165
71	Mercy University Dobbs Ferry, NY	165
72	University of Wisconsin-Madison Madison, WI	162
73	Seton Hall University South Orange, NJ	159
74	Chapman University Orange, CA	159
75	University of the Cumberlands Williamsburg, KY	159
76	Quinnipiac University Hamden, CT	156
77	University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center Dallas, TX	156
78	Seton Hill University Greensburg, PA	156
79	Western Michigan University Kalamazoo, MI	153
80	Emory University Atlanta, GA	153
81	Campbell University Buies Creek, NC	153
82	Rutgers University-New Brunswick New Brunswick, NJ	150
83	Tufts University Medford, MA	150
84	New York Institute of Technology Old Westbury, NY	150
85	Rocky Mountain University of Health Professions Provo, UT	147
86	Marist College Poughkeepsie, NY	147
87	Ohio Dominican University Columbus, OH	147
88	Grand Valley State University Allendale, MI	144
89	Northeastern University Boston, MA	144
90	Sullivan University Louisville, KY	144
91	Salus University Elkins Park, PA	141
92	Lipscomb University Nashville, TN	141
93	Trevecca Nazarene University Nashville, TN	141
94	University of South Florida Tampa, FL	141
95	South University-Tampa Tampa, FL	141
96	Bryant University Smithfield, RI	138
97	University of Iowa Iowa City, IA	138
98	Wayne State University Detroit, MI	138
99	Marywood University Scranton, PA	138
100	Southern California University of Health Sciences Whittier, CA	138